Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-01-09
SPORTING.
BASE BALL.

salary. They got it, but not as mncn as
asked for.
Barnie says that New York interview
was manufactured. He was silent. II
isn't necessary for a man to talk in order
for a newspaper man to interview MN
1t can be done just as well by keeping
quiet.
Not to be outdone by Winan and 9TH
ers, the New England Association and the
League players propose to have an annual
banquet themselves every winter hereafter.
Very chilly weather, when the "ianks"
get left.
Mr.. Stromberg will probably have some
players to sell by the time the champion
ship season begins. Only the best men
now under contract with the Maroons will
be kept, and the list will not embrace
more than thirteen names.
Kuehne in practice promises well for a
catcher. He seems to have caught on 10
that old-time lightning. like throw of his,
and is very quick on recovery.
Daily and Hardy, two of ChicagO's catch
ers, are playing ball in California and will
remain there until March. In a recent
game Hardie, in four times at bat, made
one run, two singles, stole two bases and
accepted seven in eight chances.
Baltimore has been thinking of playing
Sunday games next season; and to further
such q scheme it is said that overtures
have been made by a well known railroad
company to furnish assistance.
Unless Gore changes his habits next
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Cages, The will have more trouble than he
ever had. The club he signed with is not
noted for sobriety, and the chances are that
he will not improve in habits or playing
1t is said that Arson would pretertO have
Glasscock on the Chicago team to any other
player in the country, Kelly not excepted.
GlaSscOck is one of the greatest in the bus
mess.
President Morrow says he will not con
tract with the Southern League umpires
until after the next meeting In case the
league dropped out it would be an injus,
tice to have the umpires under contract
now. Those who have been appointed are
at liberty to engage elsewhere if they
choose.
Where is the club in this country that
can compare with the st. Louis MaroOns on
names? Witness the following: Arundel,
Axe, Sowders, O'Brien, Calender, Hoy,
Quinn, Toohey, Boyle, Mappis, S~hombcrg,
aud more to follow. This team should be
strong enough to win the pennant.
Won der Abe is now engaged upon his
first schedule. He has picked out all the
Sundays and clear days at home and will
play the rainy days abroad. Lew Simmons
objacts while Vondy says, "What are you
going to do about it, Lew? You had the
same chance the several years you were Oh
the committee"
II Il notes are somewhat scarce this
week, it is because there is not enough
gossip that Is now to fill halfa column.
We could pad out two or three columns
with n lot Of old wormy chestnuts and
chunks of tatfy for the boys which they
chewed on last winter, but life is too briej
to thus poster our readers.-Cin. Com.
Gaz.
Petey DOnOhue, of the New York World,
aud Mr.. Kennedy, Of the Times, are ION
the list" They will soon begin the pub,
LEGATION in the metropolis of a weekly pa
per devoted to general sports. There will
be an occasional sporting paper in New
York before the flowers bloom in the
spring. May the ''occaslonals' also
bloom.
Numerous papers were a little prema-
ture in announcing the signing OF McCOr'
mick by Cincinnati. The Allegheny's did
not waive their right to hold him until
last Saturday, and New York says she
won't. So the pOrkOpolls team may not
yet him after all.
Daunie Richardson and Gov. Hill are
great friends. Whenever the Governor
finds time to visit the polo ground it is
Richardson who looks after his comfort.
Richardson is from Elmira, and Gov. Hill
represented the Elmira club at the base
ball meeting held in this city in 1886,
when POP cluoS, representing II States,
met in Clinton Hall and formed a big base
ball association. ~. Y. Sun.
And now it is said that the opposition
of the st. Louis team deprived Valentine
of an American Association umpiTeship.
Valentine was asked by Won der Abe to
umpire for st. Louis in the late series
with Chicago for the championship, but
declined. Hence his failure to get OF the
Association staff.
The threat of the Detroit club to hire q
cheap club to play in cities which will
give them a guarantee of only $l25 pei
game, while their regular team is playing
exhibition games elsewhere, ID n of the
%silliest big bluffs made for some time.
This is a good beginning: The Cleye.
land American Association club is en-
deavOring to secure Mexican, of the
Rschester nine, who has been signed for
next year. Secretary Williams claims
Mexican on the ground that he offered the
latter u certain salary for next year. Nc.
Kean, it is claimed, agreed TO the terms,
and a contract was thus made. Williams
claims that McKean'S contract with the
Rochester club was signed before NOvem-
Der /, and it is worthless, therefore. under
the rules. Mexican says that the stipula-
ton was made that his release should be
secured from the Rochesters before h,
would sign with the Clevelands.
O'Rourke says that but for One very
curious falling Deasley would be the king
of all catcherS. Very few know of that
failing, but to it are attributed almost al.
of Deasley's incomprehensible blunders,
1t is an utter inability to remember the
private signals. The pitchers-keefc ant
Welch-have tried every way and every
possible suggestion of mnemOnicS to fix
their code OF signals i'll his mind. For Al
hour before a game they would take hin
one side and try to hammer their signal!
into his memory. He would give them
his also, and when they left the club room
for the field he seemed to be well crammet
with them. But the instant he got be
hind the bat away went all RECOLLECTION no
only of the pitchers, but Of his own code
4 catcher playing without a well-under
stood code of signals is like a pilot ~steerin!
without n compass. The wonder was tina
DeaSley did so weil.-Nar York sun.
PUGILISTIC POINTERS.
Jack Burke is ~endeavOring to get on
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